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2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,403 people earned their degree in genetics, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, genetics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,167 and had an average of $22,619 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 281 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $20,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in genetics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality genetics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the genetics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Genetics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s genetics degrees to qualified students.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,887 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NC State.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Genetics at NC State

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,241 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UGA.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Genetics at UGA

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Clemson has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $14,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Genetics at Clemson University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama at Birmingham is $15,526 for southeast region bachelor’s degree genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Genetics at UAB

#5

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Genetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s genetics students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Genetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Tech is $27,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Genetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Genetics Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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